Sam's Club pilots scan-and-go app

July 14, 2021

Sam's Club is piloting the integration of its scan-and-go app with a program called Scan & Ship that allows customers to place direct-to-home orders while…

Sports retailer builds a tent vending machine

July 13, 2021

Decathlon, a U.K. based sports retailer, has developed what it calls the world's first tent vending machine for display at the Trinity Leeds shopping mall in…

Vending machine offers flowers in different stages of bloom

July 13, 2021

A Tokyo rail station, Shinjuku Station, has installed a vending machine that will offer a selection of flowers in different stages of bloom priced between 50…

South Korea c-store chain introduces alcoholic beverage vending machine

July 13, 2021

South Korea's largest convenience store brand, CU, has introduced a vending machine to serve alcoholic drinks, according to an ajudaily.com report.

Cake shop offers wares 24/7 via outdoor vending machine

July 12, 2021

Quinetta Hall, owner of Q's Cakes in Albany, Georgia, is gaining additional sales from a vending machine outside the shop that serves customers 24/7, according…

Louisville spice market finds success with vending machine

July 12, 2021

When the Pinch Spice Market in Louisville, Kentucky installed a vending machine to offer packets of seasonings and herbs as a way to serve customers during the…

Robotic ice cream machine debuts in California

July 9, 2021

iCream, a soft-serve vending machine that produces 25 flavor combinations of freshly made ice cream, has made its debut at the Westfield Century City mall in…

Hair care vending machine expands to military base

July 8, 2021

Diva By Cindy, a natural women's hair care products vending machine, has expanded to Fort Belvoir in Fairfax County, Virginia, the first military base to…

CBD provider, real estate developers to place CBD machines

June 25, 2021

CBD Zero, a non-THC brand of CBD products, has signed vending machine distribution agreements with JLL Properties, a professional services firm, and Spinoso…

Redbox readies a new era in home entertainment

Recognizing the need to adapt to changing consumer leisure habits, Redbox recently went public with the intention of expanding its role in home entertainment.

Amazon Fresh store in Washington boasts 'Just Walk Out' shopping technology

June 18, 2021

Amazon's Just Walk Out technology will be available this week for the first time ever in a full-size U.S.-based Amazon Fresh grocery store.

Autonomous retail may soon offer more than a cashierless checkout experience

by Judy Mottl — Editor: RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com, Connect Media

Amazon may have been the leader in putting cashierless autonomous checkout in play with its Amazon Go stores but competitors are nipping at its heels…

UK c-store to offer contactless pizza vending machine

June 11, 2021

A convenience store in Motherwell, U.K. has applied for permission to install a pizza vending machine outside its premises, according to a Daily Record report.

Amazon 'palm pay' debuts in NYC Go store

May 11, 2021

New Yorkers, at least those shopping in New York City, are the latest consumer population to have access to Amazon's Amazon One in which consumers use a hand…

Curbside popularity spurs Walmart to remove pickup lockers

April 27, 2021

Those 17-foot pickup lockers at Walmart are being sent to storage.

AI-driven self-checkout kiosk greets hungry passengers at Charlotte airport

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Passengers traveling through CLT can now grab fresh food to go with self-checkout to give them confidence in a sanitary, contactless experience.

Japanese fishery sells fish, vegetables via vending machines

April 22, 2021

The operator of a fish farm in Chiba Prefecture, Japan, has been selling locally produced vegetables and shellfish in a vending machine after losing about half…

Grubbrr teams with Frank Mayer on contactless smart lockers

April 16, 2021

Grubbrr, a commerce automation company, has teamed with Frank Mayer and Associates Inc. to provide restaurants and other retailers with contactless smart…

Vehicle registration kiosks coming to Publix supermarkets in Georgia town

April 16, 2021

Residents of Columbus, Georgia will be able to renew vehicle registrations at kiosks at Publix supermarkets in the fall, according to a wtvm report.

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